| 2010 READ TO SUCCEED January 13, 2010 has arrived so students are reading and recording their time. If I have gotten a message from you, I should have sent the reading logs electronically. If you haven't gotten the reading log, go to the Group File list at the right below and open the 2010 RTS Student Log. Please e-mail me to let me know you printed a copy of the log if you haven't previously enrolled your child. Parents, enjoy reading to your children for the course of this promotion, even your upper grade students. Upper grade students may read to lower grade students. Just remember that only 10 minutes a day for six days each week will get you to the goal of six hours of reading. So enjoy and come back to the blog on the library page and tell about some things you have been reading. Everybody can read and record the time they spend reading even if they do not want to win an admission ticket to a Six Flags park. Each student who reads for at least 360 minutes (six hours) in January and February will get a ticket to Six Flags for the summer. :) Stop recording the time on the Six Flags Reading Log on February 24. Turn in the completed log by February 26, 2010. You may also wish to visit this site too. http://sixflags.weeklyreader.com/wild_about_reading/ Have fun reading. E-mail me at danielbeach@anderson5.net. |
Recent ActivityInstructor: Mr. Beach
Concord's Library Media Center provides instructional materials for classroom use and recreational reading. The library promotes reading activities and encourages students to read at least 15 minutes each day. The library is open before school and after school. While we limit the number of books students check out, we encourage parents to come and check out books too. We let you have more than 2 at a time.
For the 2009-2010 school year we have a modified fixed/flex schedule for all grades. Every class in 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th has one assigned time to visit each three weeks. For special projects teachers and the librarian will plan lessons together to complement and enhance what takes place in the classroom. The lesson topics will vary from visit to visit. The class times will vary as well. Kindergarten shares their related arts times with Spanish, so those classes visit the library three or four times over the 3-week rotation. Grade 3 visits the library two times in our three week cycle. You can click on the LIBRARY SCHEDULE link listed under GROUP WEB PAGES to check what day your child's class will visit the library.
The students in grades 2 to 5 will visit the library with their library passes any time the teacher deems appropriate to exchange books. Teachers have been encouraged to create a chart to allow several students to come each day so that every child has the opportunity to change books every week if necessary. In fact the avid readers can come every day. Ask you child about his or her library checkout time.
For the 2009-2010 school year we have a modified fixed/flex schedule for all grades. Every class in 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th has one assigned time to visit each three weeks. For special projects teachers and the librarian will plan lessons together to complement and enhance what takes place in the classroom. The lesson topics will vary from visit to visit. The class times will vary as well. Kindergarten shares their related arts times with Spanish, so those classes visit the library three or four times over the 3-week rotation. Grade 3 visits the library two times in our three week cycle. You can click on the LIBRARY SCHEDULE link listed under GROUP WEB PAGES to check what day your child's class will visit the library.
The students in grades 2 to 5 will visit the library with their library passes any time the teacher deems appropriate to exchange books. Teachers have been encouraged to create a chart to allow several students to come each day so that every child has the opportunity to change books every week if necessary. In fact the avid readers can come every day. Ask you child about his or her library checkout time.
Department Videos and Podcasts
Department Slideshows
Group Announcements Magazine saleOur magazine sale ends Friday, February 5. If you would like to order online you may. Friends and family in other parts of the country could order online too. Visit www.gafundraising.com. Click on the Online Portal button at the bottom of the page. On the new page, click the Students and Parents button. You need to register your child's name only once on the site so he will get the credit for the online orders. When you create the account, you will be asked for the organization's online store number. Concord's school store number is 1231843. When you register, you can send out messages to your family and friends inviting them to participate.
Parent RegistrationParents, please sign up and use the Concord School Library and the web page as your source for information. See the Parent Registration page for further instructions.
Library HoursThe library is usually open during these times:
7:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m See the library schedule. If the library lights are out, the librarian is not there to serve you. Birthday Book ClubCheck out the pictures of this year's Birthday Book Club members.
2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2010 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July You may also view the monthly slideshows. A number of faculty and staff also join Birthday Book Club but prefer not to have pictures taken.  DISCUS resourcesThe State Library of South Carolina provides a number of excellent resources from encyclopedias and other reference books to medical and business information. These are available at http://scdiscus.org. To use these resources from home you need to contact the school or public library and ask for the new username and password. With that information these wonderful resources are at your finger tips. Book AwardIt is almost time to vote for our book awards. Make sure you come back to these pages to find out what day Concord will be voting. You need to have read at least 5 books to participate in the voting. So head to the public library and check thes out. Or you might want to spend some time at a local bookstore just reading several of these books. Enjoy.
Picture Book List
Children's Book List
International Children's Digital LibraryAt the South Carolina Association of School Librarians' conference held in Greenville March 11 to 13, I attended a session that introduced me to the International Children's Digital Library.
This is a wonderful resource for all of us. The site has hundreds of picture books on line ready to read. These books are available in many different languages too. Visit www.icdlbooks.org to see the books and languages available. 2010 READ TO SUCCEEDJanuary 13, 2010 has arrived so students are reading and recording their time. If I have gotten a message from you, I should have sent the reading logs electronically. If you haven't gotten the reading log, go to the Group File list at the right below and open the 2010 RTS Student Log. Please e-mail me to let me know you printed a copy of the log if you haven't previously enrolled your child.
Parents, enjoy reading to your children for the course of this promotion, even your upper grade students. Upper grade students may read to lower grade students. Just remember that only 10 minutes a day for six days each week will get you to the goal of six hours of reading. So enjoy and come back to the blog on the library page and tell about some things you have been reading. Everybody can read and record the time they spend reading even if they do not want to win an admission ticket to a Six Flags park. Each student who reads for at least 360 minutes (six hours) in January and February will get a ticket to Six Flags for the summer. :) Stop recording the time on the Six Flags Reading Log on February 24. Turn in the completed log by February 26, 2010. You may also wish to visit this site too. http://sixflags.weeklyreader.com/wild_about_reading/ Have fun reading. E-mail me at danielbeach@anderson5.net. Library Class PageVisit the Library Class page at http://media-center-d.concord.anderson5.net for activities for particular grade levels and other information.
Reading-and-RespondingI have created a wiki so readers can contribute their thoughts on books. First off we are discussing the 2008-09 Children's Book Awards. I hope you will join in as you read some of the books this summer.
If you have another book that you would like to talk about, please do so. I always like to hear what others have to say about books. To add to the wiki, visit http://reading-and-responding.wikispaces.com. Please join us in the discussion. Blog siteI invite you to visit our Concord Library blog site at http://danielbeach.blogs.anderson5.net. Click on the link at the bottom of the page.
I don't know how often I will post items there, but I encourage you to visit and make your own comments about the books I mention on the site. Feel free to suggest books that you and your family have enjoyed. Hope you will find something there that will interest you and your family. Eventually I would love to include some podcasts of students sharing books that they are excited about. Happy reading! Group Links SC Book Awards for the current year This site has some wonderful quotations about books and reading. Here is a list of sites that can provide you with additional information for lessons.  International Children's Digital LibraryThis site has books from many different languages that can be viewed online. Reading and RespondingYou can contribute your thoughts and teaching ideas for the SC Book Award Books to this wiki. South Carolina Association of School LibrariansThe place to find information about SC librarians and related activities. Group Web Pages Find out what Birthday Book Club is all about and see members' pictures. Check this folder for information regareding the annual book fairs
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